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Password Protection in Website running on Apache Hosted on Linux Remote Server or VPS

  • Create Login Credentials

    htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd <user_name>

  • Verify that Credential has been Created

    cat /etc/apache2/.htpasswd

  • Go to /etc/apache2/sites-available

    cd /etc/apache2/sites-available

  • Open the Required Virtual Host File

    nano 000-default.conf

  • Add below Content

    <Directory /var/www/html/admin>
        AuthType Basic
        AuthName "admin area"
        AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/.htpasswd
        Require valid-user
</Directory>

  • Restart Apache

    service apache2 restart

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